Padithal Mattum Podhuma

Padithal Mattum Podhuma
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. Bhimsingh
Screenplay byA. Bhimsingh
Based onNaa
by Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay
Produced byP. Ramakrishnan
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Savitri
Rajasulochana
K. Balaji
CinematographyG. Vittal Rao
Edited byA. Bhimsingh
A. Paul Duraisingam
R. Thirumalai
Music byViswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Production
company
Ranganathan Pictures
Distributed bySivaji Films
Release date
  • 14 April 1962 (1962-04-14)
Running time
157 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Padithal Mattum Podhuma (transl.Is education alone enough?) is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by A. Bhimsingh. Based on the 1961 novel Naa, by the Bengali writer Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, the film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. Balaji, Savitri, M. R. Radha and Rajasulochana. It was released on 14 April 1962 and became a commercial success, running for more than 100 days at all centres in Tamil Nadu.